Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-08-20
TIGHT.

"And did you like America, count." "Ah,
ze longer I stay away ze better like it,
Life.
''See, the man holds up the post. Is the
post loose? No, the man is tight.-Water-
town Herald.
The majority against prohibition in Texas
still continues to grow. 1t may eventually
exceed the total vote cast.-Philadelphi
Gail.
The man who left home to spend the sum-
mer with his family has just returned. The
summer is not yet spent, but his money is
Lowell Citizen.
The tiny little wren lives years, the
thrush 10, the lark 13, the common hen of
commerce 10, the boarding house brand 75,
the crow 100, and the English sparrow is
immortal.-Burdette.
Early Horrible murder across
the street during the night, wasn't it?"
all night)-"Don't know anything about it;
I haven't seen the morning papers YETI
Life.
"That is rather a shabby pair of trousers
you have on for man in your position"
'sYes, sir; but clothes do not make the man.
What if my trousers shabby and worn?
They cover warm heart, sir. st. Louis
Sunday Critic.
"Have you magnificent wsrdrobe?" the
| had just applied for an engagement. why,
| no; have no wardrobe at ALL I'm in the
| burlesque line, you know" ooh! see. All
| right. Boston Courier.
A western man wears for scarfpin
small thermometer with GS- pointing to
| 20 degrees and the legend: ''This is hot
| enough for me-" The effect has been to pro-
duce GOODNESS between him and some of his
| friends. ds.-Springfeld Union.
| New York young ladies have started new
craze They have albums of hair, each gen
| tleman friend contributing lock. The idea
| is Indian; many chiefs daughters have col
| lected lccks of hair and are waiting for the
| albums to arrive.-Boston Transcript.
| A female evangelist in Indiana is telling
4 the girls that not five men in a hundred are
| good enough for them to marry. The girls
go right along marrying, however, and every
blessed one of 'em thinks she gets one of
those FIVE white sheep.-Nashville AmericarS
| Chow did you break that lamp!" roared
Mr.. Testy f'Just lighted it, and that broke
| it, :" said his wife; darkness falls, you know,
| but light breaks" "It's a wonder your head
doesn't break, then" Mr.. Testy was going to
| say, but, unfortunately, he didn't think of
| it.-Burdette
She (at the race track)-"Was the horse
| hurt Georges" He-''Yes; his leg was
broken and he had to be shot" She Gn great
| distress)-"Poor thing! Isn't it terrible!"
He (soothingly)-"Oh, we'll, it's only a horse,
| you know!'' Shelf know it's only horse,
George; but I bought pool on him.
| Puck.
| "Whar' d. yo' git dat load er lumber, Br'er
| JimsonI" ''Down ter de Healin' B I'm church :"
| ''Dasso, Brer Jimson? why, has dey tored de
| buildin' down!" "Oh, no, sab Hits dar
yet, but hearn Parson Blowhard say dat de
pews was free, so I riz up 'arly dis mornin
| an went down dar and ripped up par of
em an fotehed 'em erlong. ."-Yonkers Ga
zette.
A young man politely offered his seat in
| street car to an old gentleman, and then went
| and stood on the platform. 81 am glad to
| see, sir" said fellow passenger, "a young
| man like you pay that respect and Difference
| to old age which it should always command" :"
| eyes, sir" replied the youth, THAT old
codger is worth million dollars. Boston
| Beacon.